Convicting the Innocent
DNA Exonerations Database

Carlton Lewis

First NameCarlton
Last NameLewis
Year of Conviction1990
Year of Exoneration2023
Testing inculpated culpritNon-Cold Hit
State of ConvictionNew York
Trial, Bench Trial, or Guilty PleaTrial
Type of CrimeMurder
Gender of ExonereeMale
Race of exonereeBlack
Types of evidence at trial
  • Confession
  • Forensic Evidence
  • Informant
Were non-public facts alleged?Yes
Examples of Non-Public or Corroborated Facts and Inconsistencies

● Use of wooden plank to hit victim in head

● Attack occurring in empty apartment near cornder of Lafayette and South Salina streets

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